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Iwona Korga

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Iwona Drąg-Korga
President of the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America
Assumed office
2016
Personal details
NationalityPolish
Alma materPedagogical University of Cracow
Queens College (CUNY)
AwardsOrder of Merit of the Republic of Poland Medal of the Centennial of Regained Independence Medal of the National Education Commission

Iwona Drąg-Korga (born July, 1967) is a Polish-American historian, archivist, educator, and the current President and Executive Director of the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America.[1]

Life

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Iwona Drąg-Korga has lived in New York City since 1991.

She has been associated with the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America since 1995, first as a librarian and archivist, subsequently as deputy director, from 2005 as executive director, and since 2016 as president.[1]

In 1991 she received a degree in history from the Pedagogical University of Kraków, and in 2004 a doctorate in humanities.

In 2008 she obtained a master's degree in information science and library science from Queens College, City University of New York.[1]

Korga serves on the board of directors of the Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union.[2]

Works

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In 2011 Korga published Poland Is Fighting!, a book discussing the World War II propaganda policies of the Polish Government-in-Exile toward American society.[1]

Honors

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In 2018 Korga received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland from the President of Poland during a special ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw.[3]

She was also awarded the Medal of the Centennial of Regained Independence and the Medal of the National Education Commission.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Iwona Drąg-Korga". www.mabpz.org (in Polish). Permanent Conference of Polish Museums, Archives and Libraries in the West. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  2. ^ "Leadership | PSFCU". en.psfcu.com. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  3. ^ a b "Dr Iwona Korga, prezes Instytutu Józefa Piłsudskiego w Nowym Jorku, odznaczona przez Prezydenta RP". Radio RAMPA (Polish). 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
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